Mark Cavendish pulls out of Pologne to race Commonwealth Games

RZESZOW POLAND AUGUST 03 Mark Cavendish of United Kingdom and Team QuickStep Alpha Vinyl prior to the 79th Tour de Pologne 2022 Stage 5 a 1781km stage from Lancut to Rzeszow TdP22 WorldTour on August 03 2022 in Rzeszow Poland Photo by Bas CzerwinskiGetty Images
Mark Cavendish at the Tour de Pologne (Image credit: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)

Mark Cavendish (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) has pulled out of the Tour de Pologne as he turns his attentions to the Commonwealth Games this weekend. 

The Manx sprinter completed five stages of the seven-stage race but decided not to start stage 6. 

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